614Startups

On this episode, Elio interviews Gloria Ware, Founder and Chief Rainmaker of Get The Bag, LLC. Get The Bag is focused on helping black female entrepreneurs access capital and build the networks they need to start and scale successful businesses. Gloria started her career in banking with an emphasis on minority small business development. Most recently she worked with organizations like Jumpstart and KeyBank to deploy over $2 million dollars in minority-led startups. Gloria's passion for helping black-owned businesses grow led her to launch Get The Bag in September 2020.  

Get The Bag partners with black female entrepreneurs to curate a quarterly Get The Bag Seasonal Subscription Box. The subscription helps consumers become more socially conscious in their buying by using their purchases to make a positive impact in the world. The box features 4-6 items ranging from educational seminars to snacks, books, and self-care items. Community members also receive coaching on how to prepare to access capital across a wide spectrum of funding options including venture capital, bank funding, and grants. 

Gloria shares her Why and why now is the time to close the wealth gap by supporting aspiring black female founders. Enjoy!

Elio interviews Jay Clouse, serial entrepreneur, Founder and or Co-Founder of upside.fm, Freelancing School, and Unreal Collective. In addition, he is a course creator on LinkedIn Learning and the producer of the groundbreaking feature-length film Test City, USA. With so many topics and businesses to cover this episode is a roller coaster ride peppered with humor, real-world experience, and love for Columbus that is uniquely Jay. Enjoy!

On this episode, Elio interviews Ilya Bodner, Founder of Bold Penguin. Bold Penguin is a Columbus, Ohio insurtech startup that helps businesses, insurance agents and insurance carriers streamline the commercial insurance buying experience by making it effortless to quote and bind insurance. Bold Penguin was acquired in February 2021 by American Family Insurance. Ilya discusses his immigrant roots, early business failures, and how Bold Penguin is revolutionizing the commercial insurance space. Enjoy!

On this episode, Elio interviews Bianca Caban, Principal at Heartland Ventures. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Heartland Ventures is a Midwest-based venture capital firm connecting large Middle America companies with vital technology being developed on the coasts.   Bianca breaks down the role of the Principal, how she evaluates companies for potential investment, and why the Heartland Ventures model gives their portfolio companies a competitive advantage. Enjoy!  

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/ 

https://www.614startups.com/ 

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true 

https://twitter.com/614startups 

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/ 

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

Can't Stop Creatives with Joe Chekanoff, Chek Creative

On this episode, Elio interviews Joe Chekanoff, Founder of Chek Creative. Chek Creative is a full-service web design agency that helps startups and small businesses maximize ROI on websites, eCommerce shops, mobile apps, and other digital platforms. Joe shares Chek Creative’s approach to curating digital identities that translate into strategic assets for his clients. Joe also provides practical advice on how startups can use web design and development, social media, and advertising to attract their ideal client. In addition to building a company, Joe is committed to giving back to the community. When the pandemic started in early 2020, Joe as part of Can’t Stop Columbus, decided to put his web development expertise to work by building a tool to track COVID case counts even before the State of Ohio deployed their tool. Lots of practical tips in this one. Enjoy!

You can find Joe Chekanoff & Chek Creative

https://twitter.com/jchekanoff

https://instagram.com/jchekanoff

https://linkedin.com/in/jchekanoff

https://instagram.com/chekcreative

https://pixel.facebook.com/chekcreative/

https://linkedin.com/company/chekcreative

https://chekcreative.com/

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

On this episode, Elio interviews Dr. Tim Miller, Co-founder, President & CEO of Forge Biologics.

Forge Biologics is a gene therapy development engine, enabling access to life-changing discoveries by bringing them from concept to reality. They partner with innovators in the gene therapy community: scientists, physicians, biotech and pharma companies, and patient groups. Forge Biologics will develop and manufacture their treatments as well as offer manufacturing as a service to other companies developing treatments for rare genetic diseases. Forge is poised to make Columbus a leader in gene therapy research & development, and a manufacturing hub for gene therapy treatments. Enjoy!

You can find Dr. Tim Miller & Forge Biologics at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-j-miller-ph-d-he-him-5a387486/

https://www.forgebiologics.com

https://www.linkedin.com/company/forge-biologics/

https://twitter.com/ForgeBio

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

On this episode, Elio interviews Nathan Heerdt, Co-Founder & CEO of Healthy Roster. Healthy Roster helps safety, HR and financial leaders prevent & triage workplace injuries as well as ATs and Sports Medicine Directors improve communication and injury documentation for teams. Healthy Roster is the only sports medicine injury documentation tool that allows athletic trainers to build deeper relationships with parents and prove school outreach works for their system. The speed and efficiency of Healthy Roster let athletic trainers spend more time treating student athletes and less time using cumbersome, disconnected and outdated methods. Nathan talks about being a “geriatric tech founder” (starting after 40), how he and his co-founders proved their concept with customers before building it, and the pivot that is taking them from market leader in sports medicine documentation to a disruptor in the workplace injury industry. Enjoy!

You can find Nathan Heerdt & Healthy Roster at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanheerdt/

https://www.healthyroster.com/

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

On this episode, Elio interviews Noah Weisblat, Chief Operating Officer at Klout Machine. A single rule change allowed college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness (NIL), thereby creating a new industry. Klout Machine has created a marketplace that uses a common currency to value NIL. This currency is called the Klout Score and it ranges from 0-100. This score explains how performance on & off the field relates to the strength of an athlete’s brand - which then translates to a dollar value based on the engagement brands can expect when partnering with an athlete. Klout Machine is helping college athletes profit off their name, image, and likeness while giving brands a new marketing channel into hyper-local college sports markets . Enjoy!

You can find Noah Weisblat & Klout Machine at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahweisblatkm/

https://www.kloutmachine.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/klout-machine/

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

On this episode, Elio interviews Luke Buchanan,Co-Founder & CEO of Redi.Health. Redi.health believes every patient has the ability to overcome today’s healthcare barriers if they are given the right tools. Redi.health empower patients to thrive in all aspects of their health journey but focus on three primary barriers: Adherence, Access, and Understanding. Luke shares his journey from philosophy to data analytics, from startup employee to startup founder, and how Redi.health is helping patients lead healthier lives. Enjoy!

You can find Luke Buchanan and Redi.Health at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-buchanan-161283182/

https://www.redi.health/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/redi-health/

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/

On this episode, Elio interviews Ed Porter, Chief Revenue Officer of Blue Chip CRO and Co-Founder of HCRpath. Blue Chip CRO helps founders and executives align their revenue organization to accelerate growth through your buyer’s journey. By aligning marketing activities with sales, Ed helps his clients remove the silos in their company and increase collaboration toward achieving revenue targets. Ed recently launched his newest company HCRpath taht helps healthcare providers and patients on their path to better preventative health. Ed shares his best ideas on sales, marketing, brand positioning and growing revenue. Enjoy!

You can find Ed Porter and Blue Chip CRO at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edporter/

https://bluechipcro.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluechipcro/

You can find Elio Harmon and 614Startups at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elio-harmon-ba4a8747/

https://www.614startups.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/614startups/?viewAsMember=true

https://twitter.com/614startups

https://www.instagram.com/614startups/

https://www.facebook.com/614startups/